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    first fatty in the smoker

    everything was good.....ate the prime rib tonight it was OUTSTANDING!.....it disappeared really quick....going to have to buy a 6-8 pounder next time instead of a 4#er dont think im going to do this fattie again...tasted fine, just wasnt anything special may try a breakfast type one...
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    first fatty in the smoker

    dang it......torrential down pour.....quickly moved stuff into the oven....they werent calling for rain when i got up this morning.....clouded up fast and started pouring.....bet we have had nearly an inch in the last 20 minutes...good for the garden.....makes it rough to smoke stuff.....
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    first fatty in the smoker

    1 part mild Italian sausage to 2 parts lean beef burger, pepper jack cheese, mushrooms and 1/4 pound of boudain... and todays afternoon smoker run: already smoked a roast all morning but since its not particularly hot today im finishing it in the oven for supper tonight to make room in...
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    from the basement greenhouse..........

    actually you would be surprised how many bugs are in a "clean" basement...they catch spiders and centipedes and sowbugs and flies and gnats and all kinds of stuff but i supliment with half strength orchid fertilizer every couple of months. especially for the nepenthies since they grow pretty big...
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    from the basement greenhouse..........

    i said in the roll call i grow carnivorous plants......figured i might show some of them off....all are grown in an improvised greenhouse room in the basement under lights..... Aussie pitcher plants Nepenthes hamata from southeast Asia....just a baby yet, the pitchers will get about a foot...
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    newbie preparing for second run.....question.....

    it turns out due to a funeral the wife has to attend on Friday and a buddy needing help with a couple carpet jobs we are staying home instead of traveling and grabbing some needed equipment for the smoker to make my life easier.....so since im caught up at work and my day is partially shot due...
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    Fattie Throwdown 7-18 Thru 7-20

    and just to clarify, you just need a list of ingredients and not a recipe? cause ummmmm.....i rarely use recipes....i just add stuff till it looks and smells like i want it....just the way i was taught to cook things like this by my mom and grandmother.....i can give yah a list of what i use...
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    Fattie Throwdown 7-18 Thru 7-20

    new to the site and have a question....i see lots of recipes on here that dont adhere to the breakfast sausage listed at the top of the forum....was planning on giving one of these a go this weekend but for some odd reason breakfast sausage plays hell with my guts so i was going to mix up some...
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    newbies first run...........

    have to admit a good portion of my success is likely due to 5 plus hours of reading various posts on the forum yesterday.....
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    newbies first run...........

    i did for the sandwiches......it was far from tough, the roasts from the grocery store are notoriously tough and i have to say the smoke tenderized it a bit more than i can generally do in 7 hours in the oven.....which is why i generally buy my meat from a small family run butcher shop aways out...
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    newbies first run...........

    here it is out of the foil after settling for a half hour and sliced to check it out comments: not quite as tender as i was expecting, think most of this has to do with the crappy roast but could be cause my crappy temp control, the wife didnt season it enough however the gravy made from the...
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    newbies first run...........

    as i said up in roll call ive never smoked anything before though ive been wanting to get into it.....yesterday i picked up an older SnP(the heavier duty one) at a yard sale for $50......was going to wait till im out of town next week to get all the right stuff as the local hardware store is...
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    new guy from northeast Montana.........

    yeah Fort Peck is bout 40 miles down the road.....fish there alot, was in a walleye tourny over there with a buddy about a month or so ago, didnt come close to the money but did better than i expected....never fished for paddlefish myself but have went with buddies.....lots of work.....intend on...
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    new guy from northeast Montana.........

    thanks........after a couple hours reading i have discovered i lucked out cause my SNP is the old style thats made from heavier gage steel and i need to make some simple mods to it......glad i ran across this site.......the mods look like they could get rid of some headaches i might of had otherwise
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    new guy from northeast Montana.........

    .....out on the flats.....not in the mountains.... brand new to smoking, actually never have even once before.....have done alot of grilling on a propane grill, but i have been listening to the Maxim channel on the satellite radio and they talk BBQ alot and because of it i picked up Steven...
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